Bundle-loader.



L. M. AMDAHL.

BUNDLE LOADBR.

APPLICATION FILED nuwr. 1908.

934,649., v Patented Sept. 21, 1909.

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BUNDLE LOADER. APYLIOATION FILED MAB. 27. 1908.

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v BUNDLE LOADER. APPLIGATION FILED mmm'l. 196B.

Patented Sept. 21, 1909.

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witnesses L. M. AMDAHL.

I BUNDLE LOADER.

APPLIGATION FILED MAR. 27, 190B Patented Sept. 21, 1909.

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I l'nvamkoz Lms MAmd/abhll- Wk" macs J3 vious. The sliding frame 27 isnormally held in projected position by means of a .pair of retractilecoil-springs 30 secured at opposite ends to the rear ends of the sidemembers of said frame and to the front ends (if the sills 5. The rakebeam 28 is likewise connected with the front member of the slid ingframe by means of .a retractile coilspring 31, the tension of whichholds the rake normally in raised position, in the plane of said frame.he rake beam has secured thereto a depending bolt 32, to which the frontend of the cabled") is attached.

The right-hand sill l (\\-'itl1-1eferen.ce to Figs. 1 and 3) has mountedthereon adjacent the belt 21 a rock-shaft 33 the outer cranked end ofwhich carries a roller 34;, which is normally held away from said beltby a retraetile coil-spring 35, but which may be moved against the beltby the pressure of the foot of the driver upon the inner cranked end ofsaid shaft 33, in which instance, the roller will tighten said beltsufficiently to permit the pulley 22, and, in consequence, 5 the shaft23 to be rotated thereby. The rotationwof the last-mentioned shaft willcause the ,cable25 to become wound around the drum 24, the winding ofsaid cable first effecting a downward swinging movement of the rake andsubsequenttliereto a gradual retraction of the frame 27. The downwardmovement of the rake is limited by a pair of chainsSG, secured at their"opposite ends to the front ends of the side members of said slidingframes and the adjacent ends of the beam, shown in Figs. 1, 2 and At itsfront end the main frame of the ma chine is supported at opposite sidesby means of a pair of vertical standards 37 whose 4 lower ends are bentupwardly parallel with the body portions of the standards and are thenbent at right angles thereto, the last mentioned portions, which aredesignated by the numeral 38, carrying the front wheels 39. Thestandards extend loosely through guides 40 secured to the sills 4 and 5.The

right hand standard has secured thereto intel-mediate its ends alaterally-projecting :arm 11, the freeend of which is pivotallyconnected to the front end of a steerin rod 42 which ',is disposedlongitudinally of the main. frame and has its rear end pivoted to,-

a steering lever 43 r'ovided with a springactuated dog '44 a apted forengagement with the teeth of a. segmental rack 45 which projects.rearwa-rdly from the right hand post 7. The upper ends of the standardsare cranked, as indicated by the numeral: 4:6, said ends being connectedwith each other by means of a link 1-7. Owingtothis construction, itwill'be apparent that the entire machine may be steered by swinging thelever 43 in one direction or the other, such movement of thelever'effecting a corre 5 sponding endwise movement of the steering rod,with a resultant rotation of the stand ards, the front wheels being thusturned to one side or the other of the machine.

To effect the bodily vertical movement of the main frame, requisite attimes during the passage of the machine across a field, the

standards 37 are each provided toward their upper ends with a strapbearing 48 in which the opposite ends of a transversely-disposed" shaftto, are'journaled, said shaft having secured to each end thereof, a drum50 around which a cable 51 is adapted to be wound, one

end of each cable being secured to the corresponding drum, while itsother end is has tened to a' laterally-projecting eye bolt set i intothe outer side face of the adjacent post 6 toward the lower end thereof.The right hand end of the shaft 49 projects beyond the adjacent bracket,and is provided at such point with a worm gear 52 whichaneshes with aworm 53 secured to the frontend of an upwardly and forwardly inclinedshaft 5-: which passes intermediate its ends through a bearing securedtc'the above mentioned sill 5, the extreme forward end of said shaftbeing fitted in an opening formed through an upward extension with whichthe adjacent bracket 48 is provided, said shaft being supported by saidextension and the bearing last referred to. At its rear end, the shaftSet is bent to form an operating handle adjacent to which is located aspring-- pressed dog 55-carried by said shaft and adapted for'engagement in a series-of open ings formed in a bracket 56-secured tothe adjacent-post 7n Rotation of the shaft 54:

will, therefore,.eifeet a rotation of the drums 50 carried by the shaft49, the rotation of At the forward end of the machine lodated a fork 57provided at its opposite sides with upwardly extending arms 58 in whichare formed openings for the reception of the pro jt cting ends of atransverse shaft 59 journalcd in bearing-openings formed through thefront ends of the sills l. The extreme upper end of the right hand arm58 has-at tached thereto one end of a rearwardly-exlending cable ()0whose other end is fastened to the front end of a coil-spring (ilwhoscrear end fastened in turn to a pedal lewer I the front end thereof, of'asupportingframe mallyholding'said sliding frame in projected position;means for normally holding said rake in raised position; and means for.

loweringsaid rake and for. retracting said sliding frame, to cause saidrake to travel across said fork.

5. In a loading-machine, the combination, with a main frame, and a forkattached to the front end thereof, of a supporting frame mounted uponthe front end of said main frame; a Slldlfig frame carried by saidsupporting frame; a rake hinged to the front end of said sliding frame;means for nor-- mally holding said-sliding frame in pro jected position;means for normally holding said rake in raised position; a dependingarmsecured to said rake; a cable secured at one end to said arm; and meansconnected with the other end of the cable, for applying stress thereto,to lower said rake and retract said sliding frame, for causing said raketo travel across said fork.

6. In a loading machine," the combination, with a main frameand a forkattached to the front end thereof, of a supporting frame mounted uponthe front portion of said main frame; a sliding frame carried by saidsupporting frame; a rake secured to the front end ofsaid sliding frame;means for normally holding said sliding frame in projected position; atransverse shaft journaled in said supporting frame; means for rotatingsaid shaft; and connecting devices between said shaft and said slidingframe,

for retracting the latter during the rotation of said shaft.- 1

7 In a loading machine, the combination, with a main frame and a forkattached to the front end thereof, of a supporting frame .mounted uponthe front portion of said main frame; a sliding frame carried by saidsupporting frame; a rake secured to the front end of said sliding frame;means for normally holding said sliding frame in. projected position; atransverse shaft journaled in said supporting frame; means for rotatingsaid shaft; means for throwing said shaft-rotating means into and out ofoperation; and connecting devices between said shaft and said slidingframe for retracting the latter when said last-mentioned means are inoperation 8. In a load ng machine, the combination, with a main frameand a fork attached to the front end thereof, of a supporting framemounted upon the front portion of said main frame; sliding frame carriedby said supporting frame; a rake secured to the frontend of said slidingframe; means for normally holding said sliding frame in proectedpos1t1on;a transverse shaft 1ournaled III SEIICl supporting frame; meansfor rotating said shaft; means for throwing said shaft-rotating meansinto and out of operation; a drum secured to said shaft; and acablesecured at oneend to said rake and at the other end to said drum, andadapted to be Wound around vthe latter when said shaft-rotatingmeans'a're in operation, for retracting said sliding frame.

9. In a loading machine, the combination, with a main frame and a forkattached to the front end thereof of a supporting frame mounted upon thefront portion of said main frame; a sliding frame'carried by saidsupporting, frame; a rake hinged to the front end of said sliding frame;means fornormally holding said sliding frame in projected position;means for normally holding said rake in raised positionpa transverseshaft journaledin said supporting frame 'rearwardly of said slidingframe; a drum secured to said shaft; acable secured at one end to saidrake and at the other end to said drum; andmeans for rotating saidshaft, to wind the cable around said drum, for'lowen ing said rake andvretracting said sliding frame. '1

10. In a loading machine, the combination, with a main frame and a forkattached to the fr'ontend thereof,.of asupporting frame mounted upon thefront portion of said main frame; a sliding frame carried bysaid'supporting frame; a rake attached to the front end of said slidingframe; means for normally holding said sliding frame in projectedposition; a transverse shaft journaled in said main frame a transverseshaft journald' in said supporting frame; a drum secured to the lastmentioned shaft; means for rotating said first-mentioned shaft; a pulleysecured,

to each shaft a loose belt connecting said pulleys; meansfor tighteningsaid belt, for effecting the rotation of the last-mentioned shaft; and acable connected at one end to said sliding frame and at the other end tosaid drum, and. adapted to be wound around.

.the latter when said last-mentioned shaft is rotated, for-retractingsaid sliding frame.

11. In a loading machine, the combination,

with a frame and an endless 'conveyer carried thereby, of a forkattached to the front end of saidframe ;-'serrated rollers interposedbetween the fork and thefr'ont end of said con veyer and adapted to feedmaterial to the latter; means for driving said conveyor; and means forfeeding the material collected upon. said fork to said rollers.

12. In a loading machine, the combination, with a frame'and anendless'conveyer carried thereby, of a fork attached to the front end ofsaid frame; longitudinally ribbed transverse rollers interposed between.the

fork and thefront end of said conveyer and adapted tofeed material tothe latter; means for driving said rollers; means for driving saidconveyor; and means for feeding the material collected upon said fork tosaid rollers.

13. In a loading machine, the combination, with a, frame and an endlessconveyer carried thereby, of a fork'attached to the front end of saidframe; longitudinally-ribbed trans verse rollers interposed between thefork and the front end of said conveyer and adapted to feed material tothe latter, said ribs having theiredges serrated; means for driving saidrgllers; means for driving said conveyenfand means for feeding thematerial eolltc ed upon said fork to said rollers.

14.. In a loading machine, the combination, with aframe andan endlessconveyer carried thereby,-o'li'a fork attached to the front end of saidframe; longitudinally-ribbed transverse rollers interposed between thefork and the front end of said conveyer, for

transverse rollers interposed between thefork' and the front end of saidconveyer, for feeding material to the latter; means for driving saidconveyor; means for driving said rollers; a sliding frame located aboveand in spaced relation to said rollers; a rake attached to the front endof said slidin frame; and means for bodily moving said sliding framerearwardly, to cause the rake to feed the material collected upon saidfork to said rollers. V

16. In a loading machine, the combination, with a frame and an endlessconveyor carried thereby, of a fork attached to the front end of saidframe; longitudinally ribbed transverse rollers interposed between thevfork and the front end of said conveyor, for feeding material to thelatter; means for driving said conveyor; means for driving said rollers;a sliding frame located above and in spaced relation to said rollers; arake attached to the front end of said sliding frame; means for normallyholding said sliding frame in projected position; and means forretracting; said sliding frame, to cause the rake to travel across thefork.

17. In a loading machine, the combination, with a frame and an endlessconveyor can ried thereby, of a fork attached to the front end of saidframe; longitndinally-ribbed transverse rollers interposed between thefork and the front end of said conveyor, for feeding material to thelatter; means for driving said conveyor; means for driving said rollers;a sliding frame located above and in spaced relation to said rollers; arake hinged to the front end of said sliding frame; means for normallyholding said sliding frame in projected position; means for normallyholding said rake in raised position; and means for successively lowermg said rake and retracting said sliding frame, to cause the rake totravel across the fork. p

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

LABS M. AMDAHL.

